In praise of goats that saved Reagan’s legacy
Amidst the terrible fires raging across California, there is a glimmer of good news – the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley has been saved from destruction. By a …
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How dare he!
It seems like Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali stole even more of Greta Thunberg’s childhood by winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, beating the 16-year old Swedish Apocalyptic who seemed …
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Implementing Greta
I have written before about the actual policy proposals supported by Greta Thunberg and the Global Climate Strike initiative, which they see as necessary in order to “save the planet”. …
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Religion, but not as you know it
A few weeks ago I wrote a longish blog post arguing that for many people in the developed world environmentalism has become a religion, filling up the gap in spirituality left …
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It’s always about redistribution
Yawn. Reliable, like clockwork: The UN has called for a global “green new deal” and overhaul of the world’s financial order to tackle climate change and deliver on its Agenda …
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Why the children’s crusades
Question asked: Does anyone else find it strange that the allegedly scientific "climate change" movement is being led by a 16-year-old girl and justifying its public policies on the homework …
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What does the Global Climate Strike want?
According to the United Nations – and Greta Thunberg – 4 million people around the world, mostly students who walked out of schools, rallied and marched against climate change last …
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When Greta goes to Guangzhou
The climate change activism, and in particular, its more hysterical Extinction Rebellion/School Strike “we’re all going to die” variety, are very much a Western phenomenon, despite the issue of climate …
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Environmentalism as a religion
Whether or not we all carry some sort of a “God gene” or are otherwise hardwired by the evolution for religious beliefs, it seems that spirituality of some sort has …
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What gender is your penguin?
Humanity has anthropomorphised animals since time immemorial, from hunters and gatherers to Disney – and animal rightists – so no wonder that the general contemporary madness of life is slowly …
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The misogyny of climate change denial
The obverse of the intersectionality of victimhood is the intersectionality of perpetration: In case it wasn't clear from the type of harassment that climate leaders like Greta Thunberg & Alexandria …
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Amazon pants on fire
Amazon rain forest is burning in Brazil and people are angry: When a fire tore through Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris earlier this year, donations poured in across the world at …
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Here come the eco-fascists
“The Washington Post” beat me to taking a closer look at the Christchurch, NZ, and El Paso, Texas, terrorist attacks carried out this year by two white supremacists against Muslim …
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The Prime Minister who broke the Pacific’s heart…
…and made them cry. Apparently: A Prime Minister has been brought to tears over Australia’s stalled efforts around climate change. Wrapping up the Pacific Island Forum held this week in …
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No planes, definitely trains, and maybe automobiles
This is what the Steve Martin/John Candy classic comedy would be like if remade by Greta Thunberg. In the Swedish version, Neal Page would never make it home for Thanksgiving …
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Why everyone should visit a mine
If I were a state education minister I would endeavour to make it a compulsory part of a high school curriculum for students to have at least one field excursion …
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Is this the weather or is this catastrophe?
Caught in a panic, there’s no escape for reality. Or is there? Democrats are far more likely to believe droughts, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and tropical storms have become more frequent …
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If I could have everyone read just one thing about climate change policy…
…this could be it. None of the contents are new or original, but in this longer-than-an-average-op-ed, Bjorn Lomborg distills all the elements of the argument he has been making for …
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Plastic fantastic
Last year, major Australian supermarkets have stopped using thin plastic bags to save the environment from more pollution. I don’t know about others, but I’m still using plastic bags as …
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The Woke versus the Poor
My favourite American urbanist and demographer, Joel Kotkin, writes how the quest for social justice so often harms the poor: Perhaps no issue more motivates progressive activists than social justice. Good …
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